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MS Windows Load Balancing Server: Issues With Switching and Routing

Tags: unicast, windows 2000, ip

Overview This paper addresses a problem where Windows Load Balancing Server (WLBS) causes slow traffic through switches. WLBS on Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows servers to load balance traffic between groups (clusters) of servers. WLBS operates by sharing a virtual IP address so that all servers see all traffic destined for the cluster's IP address. In certain configurations, WLBS can cause large quantities of unicast floods on a switch. This is not a switch problem but expected behavior.

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Publisher: Cisco Systems
File Format: PDF
Date Published: Jul 10, 2008
Format: White Papers
Topics: Load Balancing, Switching

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